ASA Asian American Studies

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questions pertaining to the following courses to the instructor or to the
Department of Asian American Studies in 3102 Hart Hall; 530-752-2069.

Courses in ASA:

ASA001—Historical Experience of Asian Americans(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Introduction to Asian American Studies through an overview of the history of Asians in America from the 1840s to the present within the context of the development of the United States.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, AH, DD, SS, VL, WC, WE.Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).This interdisciplinary course examines the multiple ways in which race, class, sexuality and gender, as well as the recent turn to transnationalism and postcolonial theory, have changed the ways we read Asian American literature and see art, theater and film.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, AH, DD, OL, VL, WE.Effective: 2006 Fall Quarter.

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Survey and analysis of Asian American communities within both historical and contemporary contexts. Presentation of the analytical skills, theories, and concepts needed to describe, explain, and understand the diversity of Asian American communities within the larger, dominant society.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, AH, DD, SS, WE.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ASA102—Theoretical Perspective in Asian American Studies(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ASA 001 or ASA 002 or ASA 003 or ASA 004; or Consent of Instructor. Upper division standing.Explores major theories of race and its intersections with class, gender, and sexuality from interdisciplinary perspective. Introduces key theoretical developments, issues, debates. Through case studies, analyzes ways various theoretical frameworks and perspectives have been incorporated into range of scholarship. (Letter.)Effective: 2010 Winter Quarter.

Discussion/Laboratory—4 hour(s).Restrictive US immigration laws, labor exploitation, race-based exclusionary laws, removal and internment, anti-miscegenation laws, and other examples of social control are surveyed to assess their role in shaping the sexuality of the different Asian American groups. (Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, AH, DD, SS, WC, WE.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ASA114—Asian Diasporas(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Asian diasporic communities and the experiences of its members in the United States and internationally. Community building, cyberspace, gender issues, labor, transnational practices, effects of globalization, political organizing, homeland politics, humanitarian projects, citizenship and nationalism.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, DD, SS, WC.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ASA115—Multiracial Asian Pacific American Issues(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Introduction to the experiences of biracial and multiracial Asian Pacific people in the U.S., concentrating on theories of race, racial identity formation, culture, media, and anti-racist struggles. Critical approaches to the analysis of popular media and academic representations.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, DD, OL, SS, WC, WE.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Works of Asian American literature by writers from the major ethnic subgroups, examined in their social, economic and historical contexts. Intertextual analysis of their thematic and formal elements to form an understanding of Asian American literary traditions.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, AH, DD, OL, WE.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Discussion/Laboratory—4 hour(s).Examination of the relationship between the Filipino-American community, the Philippine home community and the larger American society through a critical evaluation of the historical and contemporary conditions, problems and prospects of Filipinos in the U.S.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, DD, SS, WC.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Survey of the historical and contemporary experiences of Chinese in the United States, starting with the gold rush era and concluding with the present-day phenomenon of Chinese transnational movement to the United States and its diasporic significance.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, AH, DD, SS, VL, WC.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ASA150D—Korean American Experience(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Interdisciplinary survey of the historical and contemporary experiences of Koreans in the United States from the late nineteenth century to the present.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, AH, DD, SS, WC.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ASA150E—Southeast Asian American Experience(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Historical survey of Southeast Asian experiences with special focus on United States involvement and post 1975 migrations. Defines international and transnational conditions that led up to the large exodus and resettlement of Southeast Asians.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, AH, DD, OL, SS, WC, WE.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Legal history of Asian Americans, from the mid-19th century to present. Laws and administrative policies affecting Asian American communities, including those governing immigration, social and economic participation, WWII internment, and affirmative action.(Letter.)GE credit: ACGH, DD, SS.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ASA189F—Topics in Asian American Studies: Asian Studies and Asian American Studies(4)Active

Lecture—4 hour(s).Intensive treatment of a topic in Asian American Studies: asian studies and asian american studies.May be repeated for credit when topic differs.(Letter.)GE credit: SS.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ASA189G—Topics in Asian American Studies: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality(4)Active

Internship—3-15 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Consent of Instructor. Enrollment dependent on availability of intern position with priority to Asian American Studies minors; consent of instructor.Supervised internship in community and institutional settings related to Asian American concerns.(P/NP grading only.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

ASA194—Asian American Studies Capstone Course(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s); Project (Term Project); Extensive Writing.Open to junior or senior level standing in Asian American Studies or consent of instructor.Synthesis of the approaches and methods learned by students in Asian American Studies and development of specialization in their areas of interest. Development of a research proposal for thesis project.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

ASA195—Asian American Studies Senior Thesis Seminar(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Extensive Writing; Project (Term Project).Restricted to junior and senior level standing in Asian American Studies. Completion of ASA 194 required.Synthesis of the approaches and methods learned in Asian American Studies. Production of an original research paper on a topic of student's interest, building on the research proposal submitted in the capstone seminar.(Letter.)Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

ASA197T—Tutoring in Asian American Studies(1-5)Active

Tutorial—1-5 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Consent of Instructor.Tutoring in lower division Asian American Studies courses in small group discussion. Weekly meetings with instructor.May be repeated up to 1 Time(s) for a given course and also for a different course.(P/NP grading only.)Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Variable—1-4 hour(s).Under the supervision of a faculty member, an undergraduate student plans and develops the course they will offer under 98F/198F.(P/NP grading only.)Effective: 2016 Spring Quarter.